"He was able to get out there, it was good," Hinrich said. "I'm sure it was helpful for him to give him a good gauge of where he's at."

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said on Monday: "(Rose) did what everyone else did. Just a normal practice."

Rose made waves last week after telling USA Today that he wouldn't come back until he's "110 percent." He then told Chicago-area reporters that if he wasn't completely healthy, he would be fine with missing the entire season.

The Bulls have told reporters all along only that Rose is “on schedule” with his rehab work, without specifying a timetable for his return or what exactly the schedule is. That didn't change Monday after the team's first post-All-Star break practice.

"He's doing what he should be doing," Thibodeau told reporters. "He's focused on his rehab, doing more and more. We just have to be patient. When he's ready, he'll go."